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Law enforcement faces unprecedented challenges in hiring and keeping recruits
It’s not easy being Blue. For several years now police departments have struggled to recruit, hire, and retain officers to…
A year after the Silverado Fire, memories are fresh and vigilance remains vital
In firefighter lingo it’s called “extreme fire behavior,” and just a year ago Orange County firefighters witnessed and battled it…
Clyde, a former Percheron Draft Horse rescued from certain death by an Orange County Sheriff’s Department reserve lieutenant, died Monday,…
The Aug. 11 theft at the Ralph’s supermarket in Anaheim was brazen. During the after-work rush hour, at 5:40 p.m.,…
Kids visiting the Children’s Museum at La Habra can now hop on a police motorcycle. Okay, maybe not a fully…
Jorge Sanchez recalled asking his mom one day why she never left his father for being abusive. She responded that…
The word “robot” elicits all manner of reactions – from visions of artificial intelligence taking over the world to incredible…
Early in her career as a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Sandra Hutchens felt the frustration patrol…